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WED 10am est congressional hearing on BCS

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:45 pm
by MACMAN
The WED DEC 10am the Congress of the United States of America will convien to discuss the BCS. You can view the proceedings on CSPAN and ESPN NEWS live.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:52 pm
by 1987alum
This will be a non-event. The intelligence-challenged criminal hacks in Congress have consistently displayed their inability to have an impact on professional sports.

Re: WED 10am est congressional hearing on BCS

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:54 pm
by PGY Tiercel
MACMAN wrote:The WED DEC 10am the Congress of the United States of America will convien to discuss the BCS. You can view the proceedings on CSPAN and ESPN NEWS live.
Alright, more money wasted on "entertainment". When college football actually has a real meaningful impact on my life I might care. I truly don't care if there is a BCS system or a national playoff. Bowl games are fun. Fun to watch. Fun to go to. And I'm sure Fun to play in. The fact that congress thinks this is important, when there are far more important things to be done: Like actually finding a way to safely and effectively end the crap in Iraq, increasing scientific research funding, helping the school systems really educate students (not just passing some test) and many other far more important things, is just a waste of time and money. But then again this is just a club of millionaires, so I'm sure they are just curious to figure out which way will make more money for TV companies and lobbyist, in turn put a little more money in their pockets, and doesn't have a damn thing to do with the actual game of football or college athletics.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:58 pm
by Jacobs4Heisman
How are they going to pry themselves away from regulating steroids in professional sports long enough to find time to tackle the BCS?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:00 pm
by 04forheisman
It will be john McCain bitching, he loves to get involved with any issue that warrants TV coverage. Worry about ending the war or feeding homeless, not steroids in baseball or bowl games, jesus those guys are worthless.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:04 pm
by MACMAN
1987alum wrote:This will be a non-event. The intelligence-challenged criminal hacks in Congress have consistently displayed their inability to have an impact on professional sports.
So now they continue to test thier multi term serving, 250k a year, voted to pay themselves for life, total lack of effectivnes and no back bone having selfs on colege sports. It will be a reality show...who should we vote off first after having implied term limits and pay reduction to that of avg american and not for life but services rendered.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:48 pm
by UK Peregrine
MACMAN wrote:So now they continue to test thier multi term serving, 250k a year, voted to pay themselves for life, total lack of effectivnes and no back bone having selfs on colege sports. It will be a reality show...who should we vote off first after having implied term limits and pay reduction to that of avg american and not for life but services rendered.
:?: :?: :?:

I think you need to be checked for CWD. For the life of me, I can't figure out the above post. :?:

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:49 pm
by PGY Tiercel
UK Peregrine wrote:
MACMAN wrote:So now they continue to test thier multi term serving, 250k a year, voted to pay themselves for life, total lack of effectivnes and no back bone having selfs on colege sports. It will be a reality show...who should we vote off first after having implied term limits and pay reduction to that of avg american and not for life but services rendered.
:?: :?: :?:

I think you need to be checked for CWD. For the life of me, I can't figure out the above post. :?:
Try Babelfish. I heard they just installed a Gibberish-to-English translator. :wink:

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:52 pm
by Jacobs4Heisman
PGY Tiercel wrote:
UK Peregrine wrote:
MACMAN wrote:So now they continue to test thier multi term serving, 250k a year, voted to pay themselves for life, total lack of effectivnes and no back bone having selfs on colege sports. It will be a reality show...who should we vote off first after having implied term limits and pay reduction to that of avg american and not for life but services rendered.
:?: :?: :?:

I think you need to be checked for CWD. For the life of me, I can't figure out the above post. :?:
Try Babelfish. I heard they just installed a Gibberish-to-English translator. :wink:

The only meaning I gleaned was that Congressman make 250k a year, which of course isn't true.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:08 pm
by Germainfitch1
1987alum wrote:This will be a non-event. The intelligence-challenged criminal hacks in Congress have consistently displayed their inability to have an impact on professional sports.
Yeah look what they did for steroids in baseball.

Re: WED 10am est congressional hearing on BCS

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:11 pm
by Germainfitch1
PGY Tiercel wrote:
MACMAN wrote:The WED DEC 10am the Congress of the United States of America will convien to discuss the BCS. You can view the proceedings on CSPAN and ESPN NEWS live.
Alright, more money wasted on "entertainment". When college football actually has a real meaningful impact on my life I might care. I truly don't care if there is a BCS system or a national playoff. Bowl games are fun. Fun to watch. Fun to go to. And I'm sure Fun to play in. The fact that congress thinks this is important, when there are far more important things to be done: Like actually finding a way to safely and effectively end the crap in Iraq, increasing scientific research funding, helping the school systems really educate students (not just passing some test) and many other far more important things, is just a waste of time and money. But then again this is just a club of millionaires, so I'm sure they are just curious to figure out which way will make more money for TV companies and lobbyist, in turn put a little more money in their pockets, and doesn't have a damn thing to do with the actual game of football or college athletics.
They are doing it to make sure there is no illegal anti-trust situations going on that are economically illegal. And why do you car if congress is going after the BCS. You should be happy when anyone goes after the BCs. It inherently precludes us from ever being a part of the national football landscape and helps the rich get richer.

Re: WED 10am est congressional hearing on BCS

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:16 pm
by PGY Tiercel
Germainfitch1 wrote:
They are doing it to make sure there is no illegal anti-trust situations going on that are economically illegal. And why do you car if congress is going after the BCS. You should be happy when anyone goes after the BCs. It inherently precludes us from ever being a part of the national football landscape and helps the rich get richer.
Oh, well that makes sense. I mean, the BCS only started in what 1998. I mean its taken them 7 years to decided whether they should look into anti-trust problems. Isn't this something that they can spot pretty quickly in today's large company mergers. Again, I believe that it really has no impact on how I enjoy BG football games.

Re: WED 10am est congressional hearing on BCS

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:42 pm
by Germainfitch1
PGY Tiercel wrote:
Germainfitch1 wrote:
They are doing it to make sure there is no illegal anti-trust situations going on that are economically illegal. And why do you car if congress is going after the BCS. You should be happy when anyone goes after the BCs. It inherently precludes us from ever being a part of the national football landscape and helps the rich get richer.
Oh, well that makes sense. I mean, the BCS only started in what 1998. I mean its taken them 7 years to decided whether they should look into anti-trust problems. Isn't this something that they can spot pretty quickly in today's large company mergers. Again, I believe that it really has no impact on how I enjoy BG football games.
I was not trying to say our elected officials are competent, but that this would be the reason they would give. Perhaps they see all of the money going around in College athletics and the BCS has not tried to lobby them or given money to their campaigns so now they are going after them.

I would have to agree that it is unfair to give out a large amount of money at the end of a season to only a handful of eligible teams determined by vote.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:47 pm
by MACMAN
Position Jan. 2003 Jan. 2004 Jan. 2005 Legislative Branch Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate) $198,600 $203,000 $208,100 Speaker of the House of Representatives 198,600 203,000 208,100 President Pro Tempore of the Senate 171,900 175,700 180,100 Majority and Minority Leaders — House and Senate 171,900 175,700 180,175
still to high considering the average american is earning just over 60k nationally. More than enough to pay for people care about improving life in america.

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:48 pm
by Jacobs4Heisman
MACMAN wrote:Position Jan. 2003 Jan. 2004 Jan. 2005 Legislative Branch Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate) $198,600 $203,000 $208,100 Speaker of the House of Representatives 198,600 203,000 208,100 President Pro Tempore of the Senate 171,900 175,700 180,100 Majority and Minority Leaders — House and Senate 171,900 175,700 180,175
still to high considering the average american is earning just over 60k nationally. More than enough to pay for people care about improving life in america.

I don't see anything nearing 250k in there.